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Red Wings vs. Blackhawks March 3, 2013

DETROIT, MI - MARCH 03: Some Chicago Blackhawks fans pose for a picture in the concourse of Joe Louis Arena before an NHL game against the Detroit Red Wings on March 3, 2013 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Dave Reginek/NHLI via Getty Images)

He's only 17 but he can see the ice so well and he moves the puck and goes to the open ice all the time, so I just think he's a player that is ready to play in the NHL. I'm really looking forward to coaching someone like this.

— U.S. National Junior Team coach Ron Wilson on Auston Matthews, the projected No. 1 pick of the 2016 NHL Draft